Narinder Singh Kapany | |
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| ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਪਾਨੀ | |
 Father of Fiber Optics | |
| Born | 31 October 1926 |
| Died | 4 December 2020 (aged 94) Redwood City, California, USA |
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Pioneering work on fibre optics |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
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Narinder Singh Kapany (31 October 1926 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian-American physicist best known for his work on fiber optics.[2][3][4] Kapany is a pioneer in the field of fiber optics, known for coining and popularising the term.[5][6] Fortune named him one of seven "Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century" for his Nobel Prize-deserving invention.[7][3][8] He was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, posthumously in 2021.[9][10] He served as an Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) officer.[11] He was also offered the post of Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister of India, by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.[12] He is considered the father of Fiber Optics.
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